John behaved so badly that they threw him out of the party.
•I was very loud, but they didn't throw me out.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
throw someone a bone — throw (someone) a bone informal : to offer (someone) something that is not very important or valuable especially to stop complaints or protests The boss would not let his workers out early for the holiday but threw them a bone by buying lunch. •… … Useful english dictionary
throw out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms throw out : present tense I/you/we/they throw out he/she/it throws out present participle throwing out past tense threw out past participle thrown out 1) same as throw away 1) I ve thrown out my old boots. 2)… … English dictionary
throw — 1 verb past threw past participle thrown 1 THROW A BALL/STONE ETC (I, T) to make an object such as a ball move quickly through the air by moving your hand quickly: throw sth at/to/towards etc: Someone threw a stone at the car. | Cromartie throws… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
throw — throw1 [ θrou ] (past tense threw [ θru ] ; past participle thrown [ θroun ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 send object through air ▸ 2 put quickly & carelessly ▸ 3 move (someone/something) suddenly ▸ 4 be forced to go to place ▸ 5 look etc. in direction ▸ 6… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
throw out — verb 1. force to leave or move out (Freq. 3) He was expelled from his native country • Syn: ↑expel, ↑kick out • Derivationally related forms: ↑expulsion (for: ↑expel) … Useful english dictionary
throw — verb (past threw; past participle thrown) 1》 propel with force through the air by a rapid movement of the arm and hand. ↘send (one s opponent) to the ground in wrestling, judo, etc. ↘(of a horse) unseat (its rider). ↘Cricket bowl (the … English new terms dictionary
throw — 1. verb 1) she threw the ball back Syn: hurl, toss, fling, pitch, cast, lob, launch, catapult, project, propel; bowl; informal chuck, heave, sling, peg, let fly with 2) he threw another … Thesaurus of popular words
throw — 1. verb 1) Syn: hurl, toss, fling, pitch, cast, lob, launch, bowl; informal chuck, heave, sling, bung 2) he threw the door open Syn: push, thrust … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
throw a bone — throw (someone) a bone informal : to offer (someone) something that is not very important or valuable especially to stop complaints or protests The boss would not let his workers out early for the holiday but threw them a bone by buying lunch. •… … Useful english dictionary
throw — throw1 W1S1 [θrəu US θrou] v past tense threw [θru:] past participle thrown [θrəun US θroun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(throw a ball/stone etc)¦ 2¦(put something carelessly)¦ 3¦(push roughly/violently)¦ 4¦(make somebody fall)¦ 5¦(move hands/head etc)¦ 6¦(confuse … Dictionary of contemporary English
throw — [[t]θro͟ʊ[/t]] ♦♦ throws, throwing, threw, thrown 1) VERB When you throw an object that you are holding, you move your hand or arm quickly and let go of the object, so that it moves through the air. [V n prep/adv] He spent hours throwing a tennis … English dictionary
